The Rider-Pool Foundation

Three Questions with… Patrick Mulcahy of PA Shakespeare Festival

Date posted: April 20, 2016

1. What is the PA Shakespeare Festival? How long has it been in existence? What performances are being featured this year? Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival is a fully professional theatre company at DeSales University. The Festival […]

THE RIDER-POOL FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES SECOND CLASS OF COLLECTIVE IMPACT ACTION LEARNING FELLOWSHIP

Date posted: December 14, 2015

The Rider-Pool Foundation has announced the second class in its intensive nine-month Fellowship program that trains and equips non-profit leaders to better meet the community needs of a rapidly developing downtown Allentown. The Collective Impact […]

Upside Allentown video features Promise Neighborhoods

Date posted: September 9, 2015

This new video by Upside Allentown features an interview with the staff of Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley and discusses its Allentown Promise Neighborhood:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SSdm0pbh4o  

Three Questions with… Christopher Kocher of The Wildlands Conservancy

Date posted: July 9, 2015

1. Tell us about Wildlands Conservancy. What is its mission and goals? Wildlands Conservancy is the Lehigh Valley’s nonprofit land trust. Since 1973, we’ve been creating lasting connections to nature through land protection, environmental stewardship […]

2014 Annual Report

Date posted: June 10, 2015

The Rider-Pool Foundation sponsors new Bach at Noon concert series in downtown Allentown

Date posted: June 4, 2015

The Rider Pool-Foundation is proud to sponsor the new Bach at Noon concert series in downtown Allentown. Read all about it in this Morning Call article: http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/music/mc-classical-bach-noon-allentown-20150603-story.html#page=1

Three questions with… Bridget George of the Bach Choir of Bethlehem

Date posted: March 30, 2015

1. Why did The Bach Choir of Bethlehem decide to expand its successful free monthly concert series in downtown Bethlehem to downtown Allentown? The Bach Choir initiated Bach at Noon at Central Moravian Church in […]

The Rider-Pool Foundation Executive Director joins Building 21 Executive Committee

Date posted: February 26, 2015

We’re excited that our Executive Director Ed Meehan will be a member of the new Building 21 executive committee for Allentown’s new downtown high school which opens this fall. Read more here: http://www.mcall.com/news/local/allentown/mc-web-allentown-building-21-executive-committee-20150226-story.html

Building 21 featured on WDIY’s Take Charge of Your Life program

Date posted: February 17, 2015

Building 21 founder Laura Shubilla was interviewed on WDIY-FM’s “Take Charge of Your Life” program about Allentown’s new high school coming to the downtown this fall. Listen to the interview here: http://wdiy.org/post/building-21-take-charge-your-life

The Rider-Pool Foundation supports Building 21 Allentown with $100,000 grant

Date posted: February 4, 2015

  We are excited to support the new downtown Allentown high school known as Building 21 with a $100,000 grant. Yesterday we attended the official press conference announcing the location of the high school in […]